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It was my dad's ship...and he was there that day 25 NOV 44....as a fireman 1st calss was awarded a Bronze Star for valor.

Wow! That is a great story. She had something like 97 holes in her at the time of the attack with a lot of damage to her hangar deck. Pyle singled out the damage control team for their remarkable professionalism and bravery. USS Cabot even stayed on the line . Of course you know all of this! Incredible. You must be a proud son, hat`s off to your old man

Am I right in thinking that she was restored in some way, back in 1997-98? Had no idea Cabot was broken up, seems a shame if indeed the work was done. Next post will be my question, hope I post in time!

USS Cabot MuseumAm I right in thinking that she was restored in some way, back in 1997-98? Had no idea Cabot was broken up, seems a shame if indeed the work was done. Next post will be my question, hope I post in time![/QUOTE]

She was the Spanish navy ASW carrier Dadalo for awhile but sadly, she went to the breaker yard in 2002.

Dad's battle station was on the steam throttle in the fire room. When the ship was hit, a steam line got ruptured and they lost electrical power in fire room. My dad crawled through pipes in pitch black darkness to the cutoff wheel It took him 27 turns to close the valve which rerouted the steam line and power restored. Dad said he remembered 2 things...the shriek from steam line rupture (on the other side of a bulkhead which was why his compartment was safe) and someone yelling. He later realized the yelling was himself...saying the Rosary at the top of his lungs! In our family the phrase 27 Turns came to mean getting a job done because it had to get done and others were counting on you.

BTW, he was 18 years old.

F1C Paul G. Buchanan 1926 - 2000

Yeah, we're proud of him.

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain

Dad's battle station was on the steam throttle in the fire room. When the ship was hit, a steam line got ruptured and they lost electrical power in fire room. My dad crawled through pipes in pitch black darkness to the cutoff wheel It took him 27 turns to close the valve which rerouted the steam line and power restored. Dad said he remembered 2 things...the shriek from steam line rupture (on the other side of a bulkhead which was why his compartment was safe) and someone yelling. He later realized the yelling was himself...saying the Rosary at the top of his lungs! In our family the phrase 27 Turns came to mean getting a job done because it had to get done and others were counting on you.

BTW, he was 18 years old.

F1C Paul G. Buchanan 1926 - 2000

Yeah, we're proud of him.

All of that as an 18 year old kid, and a new generation of kids are going through it all again in the desert....Lest we forget....